Diabetes Drug for Prostate Cancer? Columbia Study Provides Clarity
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In the years since a 2005 study found that diabetes patients taking metformin had lower rates of cancer, oncologists have been excited by the prospect of using the inexpensive, safe, and widely used diabetes drug to prevent or slow the development of many cancers. But in studies of prostate cance…
Pancreas 'Crosstalk' May Influence Course of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
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Method for quantification of ADM lobules. ADM-positive lobules (outlined in green) were tallied per section. Total pancreatic tissue (orange) was outlined manually and quantified. ADM score was determined by dividing the total…
U of M Study Discovers New Route to Fight Heart Disease
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MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (11/03/2023) — Research led by the University of Minnesota Medical School identified a new pathway to combat cardiovascular disease. The study was recently published in Nature Cardiovascular Research.The research team's work identifies a molecule called TREM2 as a unique and t…
New Radiopharmaceutical Shows Antitumor Activity in Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer
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Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have led a phase 1 trial of a new drug that delivers potent radiation therapy directly and specifically to cancer cells in patients with advanced prostate cancer. The clinical trial showed that the “radiopharmaceutical” was well tolerated and demonstrated pro…
Novel Approach Promises Significant Advance in Treating Autoimmune Brain Inflammation
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by Marcus Neitzert, Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE) …
New Antibiotic Approach Proves Promising Against Lyme Bacterium
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Credit: Cell Chemical Biology (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2023.10.004 Using a technique that has shown promise in targeting cancer tumors, a Duke Health team has found a way to deploy a molecular wa…
Looking Sharp: Shark Skin Is Unique and May Have Medical Use, Too
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“Much more is known about fish biology than shark biology, for obvious reasons,” Wikström said. “Fish are easier to handle, and there's a bigger commercial interest in them.” Sharks are also fish, of course, but 99 percent of fish are bony species (Osteichthyes), unlike the cartilaginous sharks and…
Study Shows Women with Atrial Fibrillation Significantly Benefit from Pulsed Field Ablation Procedures
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The primary effectiveness outcomes are shown for both the full patient cohort (A) and separated by atrial fibrillation (AF) subtype: paroxysmal AF (B) vs persistent AF/long-standing (LS)–persistent AF (C). Credit: JAMA Cardiol…
From Soft Tissue to Stiff Leather: Understanding the Role of Paxillin in Liver Fibrosis
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Study Directly Links High Insulin Levels to Pancreatic Cancer
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Pancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer Institute A new study from researchers at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medici…